NC DHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Learn More About SUN Bucks

SUN Bucks is a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides grocery-buying benefits in a one-time payment of $120 per eligible child on a debit-like card that can be used to buy nutritious food during the summer months when schools are out.

ROOTS Hub Leads Selected

NCDHHS has announced leads for the NC Rural Organizations Orchestrating Transformation for Sustainability (ROOTS) Hub. The organizations will work as regional networks connecting medical, behavioral health and social supports as NC increases access to care for rural communities.

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Assistance

Food and Nutrition Services

Food and Nutrition Services is a program that helps eligible people with limited incomes supplement their budgets so they can purchase food. The program is nationally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Operation Fan Heat Relief

NCDHHS is partnering with the state area agencies on aging and local service providers to distribute fans to eligible recipients through Operation Fan Heat Relief from May 1 – Oct. 31. People ages 60 and older, as well as adults with disabilities, are eligible to sign up for assistance at local aging agencies across the state.

WIC Program

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing healthy foods, breastfeeding support and nutrition education.

Aging

Children's Services

Deaf-Blind Services

Disability Services

Guardianship

Hearing Loss

Low-Income Services

Medicaid

Mental Health and Substance Use

Refugee Services

Reproductive Health Services

Veteran's Services

Vision Loss

Vital Records

What We Do

NCDHHS manages the delivery of health and human-related services for all North Carolinians, especially our most vulnerable people – children, elderly, disabled and low-income families. The Department works closely with health care professionals, community leaders, advocacy groups, local, state and federal entities and many other stakeholders to make this happen. Learn more about the department.

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